[kittykhanna]

Hello,
I m a maths grad frm du,passing out this yr. took cat this yr n messed it up , will, be taking it this yr agn. now i have 2 jobs one is TCS n the other is n Ahmedabad based company Educational Initiatives,which has its mission to work towards qualitative improvement in india's education system n provides products n services to implement effective learning. the pay package for tcs is arnd 1.8 lcks n for EI is 3 lcks. now if i take up EI n crack cat, i wud definitely have a unique profile n i know tht i will be able to justify myself better. But if i fail cat, Tcs would be a safer bet. also join dates for tcs wud be late (though i m not sure)n my EI offer has no bond. I reaally need sum advice as to which one to choose. Pleeease Help!!!!

[harenik]

What makes you say that TCS is a safer bet and EI is not?

You should choose a job profile which gives you the satisfaction and pays you the deserved amount. Join EI for now... See if you like the job. If not, quit and take up TCS since anyway the joining date isn't known and EI has no bond.

[chekidu]

HI,

welcome to pagal..Congrats on opening thread at the right location(career discsussion section)

I believe the query u have asked is a genuine one.Lots of stake is involved with ones profile when it comes to final CAT calls.

Hoping that mods wont close this thread

But please RENAME the title of the thread to ur real issue.( pls help is kindaa misleading)

Alternately u can also try visiting threads like

http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/career...-pg-junta.html (Repository of Skill sets of PG Junta : Whom to contact for Career related qns?)

http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/career...o-infosys.html (Which one to choose from Wipro or Infosys?)


happy surfing

ciao,

[kittykhanna]

its just tht TCS has a brand name..i wud be trained n cud later always get a better IT job if m unable to get into a decent B-skool..m jst worried abt the growth prospects..though u cud correct me if i m wrong!

[prtk]

You should take up EI offer work for couple of month. By then you will get hang of the things (if you like the job or not, do you get sufficient time to prepare for cat etc. ) if not then you can always apply to Indian IT biggies.
Today itself I read in TOI Infy is looking to recruite lots of people next year for their new centers. So my honest opinion you can walk back to IT any day during next 3-4 months.

[kittykhanna]

@prtk
wont be able to apply for infy as i cud not make it this december so m not allowed to apply agn for n yr i think..just hoping tht my Tcs join date is late.
@chekidu
donno how to RENAME the thread!

Anyway, thnx a dozen puys!!

[cimbaish_Nitin]

For Infy, the clause is for "not applied in last 9 months".
So you can apply in latter half of next year.

As far as preps go, IT majors are surely safer bets for preparing.. :P

But do check out the other option before diving into TCS.

~Nitin

[konqueror_vivek]

Originally Posted by kittykhanna

Hello,
I m a maths grad frm du,passing out this yr. took cat this yr n messed it up , will, be taking it this yr agn. now i have 2 jobs one is TCS n the other is n Ahmedabad based company Educational Initiatives,which has its mission to work towards qualitative improvement in india's education system n provides products n services to implement effective learning. the pay package for tcs is arnd 1.8 lcks n for EI is 3 lcks. now if i take up EI n crack cat, i wud definitely have a unique profile n i know tht i will be able to justify myself better. But if i fail cat, Tcs would be a safer bet. also join dates for tcs wud be late (though i m not sure)n my EI offer has no bond. I reaally need sum advice as to which one to choose. Pleeease Help!!!!

TCS might have some edge over EI for you (apart from package), if you will be taking CAT this year -

1. TCS will have some training schedule, and you wont be on some Live project straight - means you will get additional time (evenings & weekends) for CAT prep. In case of EI, as you described, I bet the working hours will be more.
2. TCS is a big (better) name, and you will have one brand name, while you take up interviews for B-schools.

[inkypinkyponky]

Originally Posted by konqueror_vivek

TCS might have some edge over EI for you (apart from package), if you will be taking CAT this year -

1. TCS will have some training schedule, and you wont be on some Live project straight - means you will get additional time (evenings & weekends) for CAT prep. In case of EI, as you described, I bet the working hours will be more.
2. TCS is a big (better) name, and you will have one brand name, while you take up interviews for B-schools.

Don't want to confuse you further I agree with first point of Vivek if your joining in TCS is late you can work in EI for time being and see if you get time or not

As far as 2nd point is considered I frankly don't see TCS brand name helping you when there will be 1000s of similar profiled software engineers sitting for CAT.

Infact having a different profile might give you an edge as b-schools are always looking for diverse profiles

[rpradeephere]

You have actually not specified what you will be doing at EI. You have specified what EI is into. When trying to get into a new firm this is how I would look at it.

1. Who are the people behind it?

Educational Initiatives People

The list is definitely impressive. Started by IIMA Alumni etc. Hence thumbs up on this.

2. What kind of job profile would I get.

Educational Initiatives Careers

There are plethora of career options mentioned here. So, whats important is whether I would do work which would help me learn a lot more than what I know now and whether the experience would be good. You should also understand whether you can get into a core team, new projects soon. Whether the team size is small enough to gain many responsibilities etc. More importantly, what kind of impact would I have at work.

3. The definite way to have a bad career is to join a company as a stop gap arrangement before CAT and do nothing much at work. I know people who have done this for 3 years and have nothing much to show in their resume. When people come around asking the stupid qn whether work experience is better for MBA, they forget to ask the more important qn, what type of work experience and what you learnt. If you have learnt nothing much in 3 years of work, the opportunity cost has been very high!

4. Understand Where do you stand in terms of CAT. Are you someone who is of the 99%ile+ level, 95%ile+ level or 75%ile level on an average day.

5. Just looking from a resume perspective, if you do managerial work soon at EI and targeting to join IIMs/Tope B Schools, EI is a better shot. If you are unsure about MBA, may join a average school, TCS would be a good shot. Am talking just in terms of resume. If all you do in EI is enter some data or create maths syllabi, the impact is lesser unless you do that at a very good scale. Hence it wont look attractive in your resume.

6. If you don't do an MBA, EI may not be a good option since career path is undefined. However, You can have the confidence to do well there. But risk free option would be TCS then.

If I were you, I would join EI. But I have my reasons straight. Think in a structured manner by asking yourself a lot of questions and doing What If's.